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WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump
is leaning toward naming former pharmaceutical industry
executive Alex Azar as his pick to lead the Department of Health
and Human Services, Politico reported on Tuesday, citing two
White House officials.
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TORONTO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Canada has tapped Google parent
Alphabet Inc to help plan a mixed-use development
along Toronto's Lake Ontario waterfront using cutting-edge
digital technologies and urban design.
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SAO PAULO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Brazilian renewable energy
company Renova Energia SA said the period for
exclusive talks with Canada's Brookfield Asset Management Inc
expired on Tuesday with no deal.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - An Oct. 24 hearing in the
U.S. Congress on Puerto Rico's recovery from Hurricane Maria
will assess whether a financial oversight board managing the
American territory's debt should take on the responsibility of
overseeing rebuilding efforts.
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NEW YORK, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Marc Faber, the Swiss investor
based in Thailand, provoked a backlash from business television
and investment management firms on Tuesday after comments in his
latest newsletter suggested the United States had only prospered
because it was settled by white people.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Two U.S. senators on Tuesday
announced a bipartisan breakthrough to shore up Obamacare for
two years by reviving federal subsidies for health insurers that
President Donald Trump planned to scrap, and the president
voiced support for the plan.
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CHICAGO, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Illinois on Tuesday sold the
first $1.5 billion of a planned $6 billion of tax-exempt debt in
the U.S. municipal market with mixed results.
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Oct 18 (Reuters) - Australian shares are expected to take a
breather and snap five straight sessions of gains on Wednesday
as base metal prices retreated after a strong rally.
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LOS ANGELES, Oct 17 (Reuters) - Harvey Weinstein has
resigned from the board of The Weinstein Company, the board
announced on Tuesday, as he faces allegations that he sexually
harassed or assaulted a number of women over three decades in
the film business.